This is a fan page for one of my favorite werewolf movies, stephen kings silver bullet. In fact, all other titles seem to be silver bullet, as far as i can tell. Unbeknownst to the townspeople, there is a werewolf in town. Foreignlanguage adaptations have often based their titles on some variation of the werewolf of tarkers mill instead of silver bullet. Jim visits doc winslow and asks him to keep on the lookout for a man with a jagged scar on his left arm, as a man somarked had shot jims father in the back with a silver bullet which jim now wears as a watch fob, with full intentions of returning it to the former owner. Stephen kings silver bullet feature film commentary podcast. Hard to enjoy yourself watching a sobbing pregnant woman who will soon become werewolf chow get rejected by her lover, or a fathers agony over his young child having been torn to pieces by a werewolf. Once you select rent youll have 14 days to start watching the movie and 24 hours to finish it. With fantastic direction from peter yates and immaculate attention to detail on the stunning cinematography, bullitt is an attentiondemanding and actionpacked adventure supported by a jazzfuelled score. The term is also a metaphor for a simple, seemingly magical, solution to a difficult problem.
The film chronicles how a werewolf has been killing off various people in a small town. Silver bullet 1985 fireworks on the bridge youtube. Silver bullets is a 2011 american film written and directed by joe swanberg. Silver bullet, a magic cureall voice of america english.
In addition, the film scores points for tackling headon the difficulties in making bullets out of silver, instead of someone simply getting silver bullets and going to work. When a series of unexplained murders occurs in the normally quiet town of tarkers mill, the residents decide to hunt down the killer. The film is set in the small rural town of tarkers mills, maine, which falls prey to a. Salter, fuzzy knight, william farnum, jennifer holt, leroy mason, rex lease, grace lenard, claire whitney, slim whitaker, michael vallon, merrill mccormick, pals of the golden west. During a search a mysterious, hairy creature is observed. The road in which marty first rides the silver bullet and where reverend lowe tried to run marty over i recognized from when i was a kid cause my uncle lives up that. He typically arrived from nowhere, overcame evil and departed, leaving behind only a silver bullet and echoes of who was that masked man. Silver bullets also have roots in an early american cultural icon, a famous character everyone knew. Pet sematary special collectors edition the dead zone special collectors edition graveyard shift silver bullet 4. See the full definition for silver bullet in the english language learners dictionary. The population fears that this is the work of a maniac. Silver bullet r 1h 35min horror 11 october 1985 usa a werewolf terrorizes a small city where lives the paralytic marty coslaw, his uncle, and his sister, the storys narrator. Stephen king collection stephen king collection the dead zone, pet cemetery, graveyard shift, silver bullet, movie it the shining salems lot dvd the master of horror feature bundle.
Silver bullet is, at the very least, very entertaining. This being a stephen king, though, i thought id give it a look. Silver bullet is directed by daniel attias and adapted for the screen by stephen king from his own novelette cycle of the werewolf. Silver bullet 2005 cast and crew when a series of unexplained murders occurs in the normally quiet town of tarkers mill, the residents decide to hunt down the killer.
And every month after that whenever the moon was full. Morgans campaign is headed by saloon owner queenie canfield. Silver bullet definition of silver bullet by merriamwebster. The film had its world premiere at the berlin film festival on february 12, 2011, and was then released in a limited release on october 28, 2011, by factory25. From the movie silver bullet when a series of unexplained murders occurs in the normally quiet town of tarkers mill, the residents decide to hunt down the killer. Lewis, elizabeth beecher, oliver drake, charles van enger, maurice wright, jack otterson, hans j. I was about to turn off the tv as opening titles rolled for silver bullet and i saw the cycle of the werewolf reference, as i really dont care much for fantasy monsters at all. Silver bullet definition and meaning collins english.
Stephen kings silver bullet feature film commentary. It stars corey haim, gary busey, everett mcgill, megan follows, terry oquinn, lawrence tierney, bill smitrovich, kent broadhurst, david hart, and james gammon. Jane narrates a story about how her relationship to her family changed following a series of murders in their small town in maine. A young actress is cast as the lead in a werewolf film which leads.
The video content above is owned and distributed by paramount pictures. Silver bullet is a 1985 english horror movie directed by daniel attias. I checked imdb, and the only language that seems to follow that is german. Silver bullets fitted well with the masked heros miraculous persona.
It stars gary busey, everett mcgill, megan follows, corey haim, terry oquinn, lawrence tierney, bill smitrovich, kent broadhurst, david hart, and james gammon. A new scoop has arrived from an insider at paramount about the possibilties of the continuations of the silver bullet and. The silver bullet approved 58min action, music, romance 5 august 1942 usa a cowboy heads for the town where his father was murdered to find out who was responsible. Cycle of the werewolf, stephen kings silver bullet. With kate lyn sheil, ti west, amy seimetz, joe swanberg. The audio is owned and distributed by phantom power music. A stephen king adaptation about a werewolf starring gary buseywhats not to love. The film stars kate lyn sheil, ti west, swanberg and amy seimetz. Marty and jane give their silver necklaces to red, so that hell take them to a gun store and have them turned into a silver bullet. Theres some good 80s thrills and chills to be had in silver bullet, but it gets oddly upsetting at times, especially in the first half.
In folklore, a bullet cast from silver is often one of the few weapons that are effective against a werewolf, witch, vampire, or other monsters. The stylish mystery thriller that created a basis for all future police procedurals to follow. Watch the silver bullet streaming online hulu free trial. Silver bullet meaning in the cambridge english dictionary. Silver bullet definition in the cambridge english dictionary. Featuring a great gary busey performance and being corey haims best movie. Silver bullet definition is something that acts as a magical weapon. The belief in the magical power of silver, especially of weapons made from silver, is very ancient. Definition of silver bullet in the idioms dictionary. Silver bullet 1985 horror movies hollywood english. The official movie trailer for silver bullet lone ranger an americana icon.
The story focuses mostly on her relationship to her paraplegic younger brother marty, whose wheelchair is nicknamed the silver bullet. Based on the stephen king novel cycle of the werewolf. It is one of six films released by swanberg in 2011. The silver bullet is a 1942 english film stars johnny mack brown, joseph h. A mans father was killed by an assailant who used a silver bullet and carried a tattoo and now hes in the town of winchester looking for suspects. Silver bullet is a 1985 american horror film based on the stephen king novella cycle of the werewolf. Watch silver bullet full movie 1985 video dailymotion. The uk dvd release of the film in 2001 contains the original movie trailer and spoken commentary by director daniel attias. Silver bullet 1985 welcome to, the most extensive horror movie collection on earth and the favorite destination for millions of our horror genre fans for more than 20 years.
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